The Press., 1887-03-24
WELLINGTON.

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 wing with A. Brewer, died on Monday c pneumonia
 WELLINGTON. l Correspondence. Collector Bugbee has word to say and says it through our advertising col umns.
 Rev O. W. Newell will preach a Moose Meadow on Sunday at p. m. A slight fire caught in the picker-roon 2f Hoyle's mill Tuesday. Little or nc damage.
 Garrett Ladue and wife have moved to Danbnry. They have rented thei1 house at the Glass Factory village.
 Rev. Theron Brown gave an interest. ing address to the Baptist Sunday school last Sabbath.
 Our congratulations are extended to Mrs. Cleveland, aaee Miss Esther Phillips, now of Andover, on her recent m ltrimonial alliance
 -S. Taylor and L. Preston were ap- pointed appraisers on the estate of the late Mrs. Sarah Curtis.
 -Dea. A. H. Fuller and wife and Mer- rick Johnson of Willimantic, A. B. Pres ton of Hartford, and Mrs. Lucinda Clark of Holland were in town last week.
 -Chas. T. Preston has sold A. T. Jone4' farm, South Willington, to M. F. Harris of Holyoke, Mass.
 MT. Davis. wife and child are now domiciled in their new.home, lately vacat d by T. Tomlinson.
 See advertisement of meadow hay for sale.
 Letters recently received from Mrs. Rev. o. S. Morris, now of Providence. ap. prise her friends here of her improving health.
 Mrs Legrand Johnson is slowly but steadily gaining in flesh and strength.
 Mrs. Jennie Knox and children are visiting at her fathers, Wm. Waldo.
 Mrs. M. l.. Dimock is experiencing the discomforts of rheumatic attack.
 The fatal disease of the late s. T. Preston was pronounced by the family physician, Dr. Fred. Johnson, to be peri tonitis. He had had no returns of his paralytic attacks during the winter, and. in feeble condition, was quite comfortable until violently seized Satur- day morning with premonitory chill, which fatally terminated in the above named disease the following Tuesday 
 Joseph Hull has been lately granted a U. s. pension.
 Mrs. A. J. Potter has taken the 1st district school to teach.
 tFrom another correspondent)
 The house formerly occupied by De- Witt Squier, and owned by Win. ID. Ruby. was burned Monday afternoon last. Loss about $500. Insured for $15O in the Mid lsesex Mutual MT. Squier had moved ut during the forenoon, and the fire is to have started from soot or parks from stove pipe taken down.
 The spring term begins Tn the new academy building on Wednesday. Rev. 0. L. Woodworth, formerly chap ain of the 27th Massachusetts regiment, las been engaged to deliver the address at Nonson on Memorial day. | A writer from Monson to the Gospel Banner (Universalist) says: Being in this | place last Sunday, I had the pleasure of attending services with our new parish | lere. Br. Frazer being absent Rev. G. | '. Maxham, formerly of Stafford, occu- | 'ied the pulpit. His first work that morn ng was to ride four miles to the State Pri- | nary School and address some six hun fred children. He returned and preached | n the hall to good congregation and | ook part in the school. In the evening le delighted his audience with reminis- ences of Father Ballou, Wendell Phillips nd II. w. Beecher. The rest and the | ;ood air of Monson has given Br. Maxham better state of health, aud he breaches with his former vigor and strength. He 3 good help to the parish here.
 (ooRREsPoNDFNoF.) Druggist Keeney, son-in-law of Rev. dr. Hawley of Stafford Springs, has se- ured an ample site on the new avenue Pease), and contracted for the building of residence which which he expects to oc- upy early in autumn. The site is about midway in the avenue, which runs north nd south, and skirts the eastern edge of he village. The front windows of the ouse will command pleasant view of the pen meadow, the stream, the entire vil- age, and the wooded hills in the west. he doctor and his wife, aiming to avoid xpenslve alterations in the future, have wen much thought to the plan, which is model that might be proftably studied y others who desire to build. While am- le space IS contemplated, nothing is left or waste. Every room adds to the value nd pleasantness, the compactness and onvenience, of the whole. It is quite kelly that the s'old folks' at the Springs ave had hand in the making of this ad- lirable plan, their experience being some 7hat extensive, having, it is said, planned nd superintended the building of three arsonages.
 From another correspondent)
 On Thursday evening, week before Ist, Miss Ella Bradway had a party at the esidence of her father, Charles H. Brad 'ay. There were large number present. ames Chaffee played on the organ, as lso did Mrs. Frances Ohaffee. A supper 'as served. Itwas past midnight when the 'st tableful of guests had eaten. All had merry time.
 EASTFORDs
 (Cerrespondenoel
 The friends of MT. John A. Young to 1e number of over 50 surprised him at is residence in this town, March 14th. to the 49th anniversary of his birth ay. The evening was pleasantly spent nth music, instrumental and vocal, dane lg etc. Tho guests partook of sumptu- us repast, consisting of baked beans, roast ork and beef, cakes, pies, pudding, fruit, tc. after which they presented MT: Young 'ith an elegant easy chair, and Mrs. Young ith beautiful rocker, with appropriate emarks by MT. Richardson. The guests